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419 hajj pilgrims return country in first flight

419 hajj pilgrims return country in first flight
Religion

The first return hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines arrive in Dhaka on Monday (July 3) with 419 pilgrims.

The national flag carrier's aircraft, which left  Saudi Arabia airport on Sunday night, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 6:05am with the pilgrims.

Later, they come out at 7am after ending the airport procedure. Then tio officials of the airport and relatives of the pilgrims welcomed them.

This year, a total of 1,22,884 Bangladeshi pilgrims went to Saudi Arabia. Of them, six from Chattogram and Cox's Bazar died from various complications.